Francis "Frank" McAvennie is a Scottish striker, who played for St Mirren, West Ham United and Celtic
While at Celtic he won the Scottish Premier Division in 1987–88 and the Scottish Cup in 1988
He played for the Scotland national team five times and scored one goal. He also appeared in 1986 World Cup squad
In 1979, he completed a trial for Partick Thistle playing in a single game where he was sent on as a substitute only to be substituted off in the same game. He was told by manager Bertie Auld that he would never make a career in football
He did not move into professional football until he joined St Mirren in 1980, at the age of 20. His league debut came in the 1981-82 season
In 1982, he was named Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year. He would make 135 league appearances for them over the next five years, scoring 48 goals
In 1985 he made a big-money move to West Ham. In his first season, he helped them to their highest ever final position in English football when they came third